Football League Cup 2002-03
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The Worthington Cup 2002–03 was the 43rd staging of the Football League Cup
, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Worthington
.
The competition began on 10 August 2002, and ended with the final on 2 March 2003.
The tournament was won by Liverpool
, who beat Manchester United
2–0 in the final, thanks to goals from Michael Owen
and Steven Gerrard
.
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Manchester United win 4–2 on aggregate
in Cardiff
while reconstruction work was ongoing at Wembley Stadium. The game was contested between two giants of English football, Manchester United
and Liverpool
. Liverpool won the game 2-0 in normal time.
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Worthington
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The competition began on 10 August 2002, and ended with the final on 2 March 2003.
The tournament was won by Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, who beat Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
2–0 in the final, thanks to goals from Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
and Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
.
Preliminary round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 0 – 2 | Boston United | 20 August 2002 |
First round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston United | 1–5 | Cardiff City Cardiff city Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium... |
11 September 2002 |
| 2 | Brighton | 1–1 | Exeter City | 11 September 2002 |
| Brighton win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 3 | Coventry City | 3–0 | Colchester United | 11 September 2002 |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
11 September 2002 |
| Macclesfield Town win 4–1 after extra time | ||||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 September 2002 |
| 6 | Preston | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 September 2002 |
| Preston win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Rochdale | 11 September 2002 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 September 2002 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 September 2002 |
| Wycombe Wanderers win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 10 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
3–3 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
10 September 2002 |
| 3–3 after extra time — Brentford win 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 11 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Oxford United | 10 September 2002 |
| 12 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
3–0 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
10 September 2002 |
| 13 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
1–0 | Stoke City | 10 September 2002 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
1–1 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
10 September 2002 |
| Crystal Palace win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 15 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
10 September 2002 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
10 September 2002 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 September 2002 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
10 September 2002 |
| 19 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
1–1 | Leicester City | 10 September 2002 |
| Leicester City win 4–2 after extra time | ||||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 3–2 | QPR | 10 September 2002 |
| 21 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
1–3 | Stockport County | 10 September 2002 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
10 September 2002 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | 10 September 2002 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | 10 September 2002 |
| 25 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Notts County | 10 September 2002 |
| 26 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 September 2002 |
| 27 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
2–0 | Peterborough United | 10 September 2002 |
| 28 | Rotherham United | 3–1 | Carlisle United | 10 September 2002 |
| 29 | Rushden and Diamonds | 0–0 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
10 September 2002 |
| 0–0 after extra time — Rushden and Diamonds win 5 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 30 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | York City | 10 September 2002 |
| 31 | Southend United | 4–1 | M.K. Dons | 10 September 2002 |
| 32 | Torquay United | 0–1 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
10 September 2002 |
| 33 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 September 2002 |
| 34 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
1–2 | Luton Town | 10 September 2002 |
| 35 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
10 September 2002 |
Second round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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| 1 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Luton Town | 2 October 2002 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
2 October 2002 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
7–0 | Cheltenham Town | 2 October 2002 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 8–0 | Rushden and Diamonds | 2 October 2002 |
| 5 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
1–1 | Oldham Athletic | 2 October 2002 |
| Oldham Athletic win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 2–3 | Birmingham City | 2 October 2002 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
2 October 2002 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Leicester City | 2 October 2002 |
| Leicester City win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 9 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
6–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 October 2002 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | West Brom | 2 October 2002 |
| 11 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
1–4 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
1 October 2002 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 0–7 | Sunderland | 1 October 2002 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
0–0 | Oxford United | 1 October 2002 |
| 0–0 after extra time — Oxford United win 6 – 5 on penalties | ||||
| 14 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
1–1 | West Ham | 1 October 2002 |
| 1–1 after extra time — West Ham win 5 – 4 on penalties | ||||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
1 October 2002 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 1–2 | Preston | 1 October 2002 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 October 2002 |
| 18 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
1–3 | M.K. Dons | 1 October 2002 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 3–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 October 2002 |
| 4–4 after extra time — Rotherham United win 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 October 2002 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
1 October 2002 |
| Gillingham win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Cardiff City Cardiff city Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium... |
1 October 2002 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 0–3 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
1 October 2002 |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Brighton | 24 September 2002 |
Third round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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| 1 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
2–3 | Sunderland | 6 November 2002 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
6 November 2002 |
| 2–2 after extra time — Blackburn Rovers win 5 – 4 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 November 2002 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
3–0 | Coventry City | 6 November 2002 |
| 5 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
2–1 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
6 November 2002 |
| 6 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
3–1 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
6 November 2002 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
6 November 2002 |
| 8 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
3–1 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
6 November 2002 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
6 November 2002 |
| 3–3 after extra time — Everton win 3 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 10 | Oxford United | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 6 November 2002 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Leeds United | 6 November 2002 |
| 12 | West Ham | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 November 2002 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Preston | 5 November 2002 |
| 14 | M.K. Dons | 1–3 | Rotherham United | 5 November 2002 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Leicester City | 5 November 2002 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Manchester City | 5 November 2002 |
Fourth round
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Quarter-finals
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First leg
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Manchester United win 4–2 on aggregate
Final
The 2003 Carling Cup Final was played on 2 March 2003 at the Millennium StadiumMillennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
while reconstruction work was ongoing at Wembley Stadium. The game was contested between two giants of English football, Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. Liverpool won the game 2-0 in normal time.
External links
- Official Carling Cup website
- Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk
- League Cup news, match reports and pictures on Reuters.co.uk